Dimitri Darras

Dimitri Darras graduated from ITP in 2006 where he learned to think critically about technology and aesthetics. He hopes to apply his many learnings from ITP as his career progresses.

Prior to ITP, he built web sites for language learning, consumer electronics, small businesses, and asset management , including the first ever digital photography web site for Panasonic in 1997.

He is currently a Drupal Developer for George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, and previously contracted on a Federal account. Prior to that engagement, he was the Assistant Director, Digital Services at AAPA (American Academy of Physician Assistants). In 2012, he was a Front-end Web Developer working on the smokefree.gov sites for MMG, a healthcare communications firm, and the National Institutes of Health.

Dimitri holds a BA from Oberlin College in Comparative French and German Literature with a foundation in micro and macro economics and international relations. He is a member of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), and former CUNY-LGCC and SUNY-WCC Adjunct Professor (Game Design, Multimedia Development, Web Design). As an aspiring writer, he is passionate about creative writing and the intersection of language, semantics, and technology.

A visual representation of connectivity using a cell phone/VoiceXML as a controller for a 3D virtual environment. Tools included Dassault Systems virtual reality software Virtools, Virtools Scripting Language (VSL), PHP, Perl, MySQL, and VoiceXML as well as 3D sprites, particle systems, and animation. Video archive of the project was featured at DUMBO artist’s loft in Brooklyn, NY. Underlying mechanism and scripts for the controller were shared with ITP for project usage.